La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 01, 1922, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Texti7' ; ! Mi.vl, 1; 1022-' PAGE I'OlTJi TT r!T?'A'VTP T?OTVTV1 ATOT7nri? O . U r llicmi.n. i . I.. t r i r. i t i 1, Che Obscnvcn an imh;i', ;m:1 11 ai;w hiai'KH. J'uMlitl. a thiily and weekly at L urancv. im'Kn. ry l.a uranue t-;rea lug ObKTver f uhHnlilnjf Company. JiltUCli UHNNIH. ICdllor. IN THE OLD HOME TOWN Entered at I ho IMVlorfH-tt nt jLii (Irnndo, OreKun, as tSoconti I 'Ihh Mail Matter. AddrfHH all cotninunlrallulia to Til I'J ORSIOUVKK. 1416 Adauis Ave,, la Grandu, Oreffnn. till AMI ( IH'M V OVVWIAU On Bale In other cltle Oreffon Motel Nawh UluikI. 1'orUnnd: Itnnerlal New Ptand, Poriland; AluUuumab Newa Btand, Fortlaml. Vtltt Htl'I l) HAiUi, Hy Carrier. Dally. per month Dally, per three months iMIly, per fix rnn.. In advance . Dally, aliiRlo copy -J2.2& .$4.60 II T Ulrtll. rIIv. nor venr. in nJvnnre 15.00 Dally, nix month, In advance ...$2.60 pally, three iiinum. in auvance Dally, per month ,.- 60c Weekly ObHcrvor-Ktur, hy mall, pur year, in u'Ivhix'o ...$1.00 The AHBoclut'd l'rea la exclualvelf entitien to uko ror inimicaium or an Dwa dlnpntchrit credlti'd to It or n'i otherwlHu credited In Ihla pfipor, and ntso t)io locnl uv.wn puhlUhed therein. All rlKhta of ru-pnhllcntlnn of apeclal dispatch- nero niao urn r'rvfta. Bible Thought. For Todaj ' WAY TO I.IFK: He hath shewed fhee, O man, what 18 geod; and what (loth tho Lord require of thee, tut to do justly, and to love mercy, and to wulk humbly with thy God? Micah C:8. ; ' ' Quite True Quite True " Itoechtly a lecturer in tho liisli Bchool .nuilitorimn aald: "It 1 not what wh have, but what we think of what we have, that actually count"." Now, tho lecturer was no wizard, lie la ono of those old hackneyed boys who has glelio trotted for yearn delivering lectures at bo much per; ho 1b not. a bright and hliiins utiir In tho chau(auiiia ' or lyeeuiu circles because he has no preaa UKent. Vet that old Hport from 3lichlhran who talked in La Ornndo the coldest niht of the winter ut tered u fact that If properly nlunl cd, nursed and carod for, would Klvo more happiness to America than all the fur coats, Cadillac cars and costly diamonds. 1 "It is not what wo have, but what wo think of what ve .liivoi" Bay.idoes It beulu to soak 111?'. The , Observer does not have to deilne:itr on tills truth; It lit not up to u.' to sight you llluiilnitlona; we Dot iiiicovur tlih.HelflHhnesH In miui lilud, nollher need ue ui'no In tear ful langupKu' that sou and daugh ter! halt' in ( their careers and ll-Eiik of mill her and fullier; wo need not 'tell ''mother and fullier ot today the ; lulHtakes they havei made In worshipping tho golden eiilf--lA be lieving that happiness would C'jiho with tho new home or tho new car. only to. find that tho new artlr'.o brings further dlsronleut uud fuf'.h i'r breaking of home ties ' 1 Tho old homo Una all right, the bid cur Was all light, tin) old ilrem ii:nl the old suit of clothes was all right, for listen ' "It Is not what wo have, but What wo think of what we have" Happiness is a matit-r of view point but that viewpoint must be properly bused or there will Im no happiness. 1 iutcuisciI weallh does not mako happiness---!!0, no. Hav ing more things In I ho homo, more things lo wear, more tilings In do Willi none of tlK3) bring huppi mosb, for again "It is nut what we haw, lull what no think of whit wo have." Might wo Huggest that the key to that room wl'.iteiu dwells con tentment, pofsilily '.s "Thou shalt have n.) other God-, beforo me." Willi a complete uiHei'iianding (if this enniuiandnieut It lnklil lie inucli t .iis-r to apply the lecturer's' fine thought which Iwe repeat ni,.:e more in order that all may remem ber "It Ik not what we have, but . what we think dl' wltat we liav. " Crowcbd Court3 to the higher fedoral courU ore palpably trivial In nature, or ap pealed for palpably trivial reasons, and could Just as well he settled with finality lu the lower feileral courts or the stato courts. Much, however, might be accom plished even without tho desired legislation. To a layiiiun, applying ordinary common sense lo legal matters, must of the reasons ror retrials and appeals from one court to another are simply frlvolouH. Perhaps half the time of courts Is frittered livny ,ln unbusinesslike de lays tud; technicalities.., A, large part uf theso evils are within tno power, n't the Judges themselves to remedy. Mew laws simplifying Judicial procedure are undoubtedly needed. Hut If word were passed through I he federal courts to go tho limit In eliminating the iibuuI wasting of time and duplication of effort, it is quite possiblo that even under the present laws the crowding of cases complained of could be avoid ed. And this Is as true of state and municipal courts us of fedoral courts. ' .. .Chief Justice Tall conipi.iius thai tho lederal court system Is "threat ened with most discouraging luef fcctlx eness becauo the dockets arc crowded with arrears or business hieh, under the present h.vstem. it does not seem possible to get lid of." To remedy tiio bituallon, Justice T.iTi is urging the pussage ol bills In . .ogress ti.ijluif uboul two doirti fi ibral Juilg. to tbe pr. xMit tain -. j'-. '. in il TMniiilS thu JurUultlltn nt .,. . ibn -lc-iial Courts. fat ':'''': : lift InlUT l'"lil'li(i. lit iMint Xf'iV--' '.. " f wve't , '.)!'j(:f V t' ! wrvot ifin I II: i.f - t : i. rk 1 m-xMc. m-, raw hii L ARCHIE HEN0ERSHOTju5T?yv.-iiX- AY ( OOIH15 DIPLOMA FROMff y. 'SVC. S cow. 5foiueNce v I TTi ('vjm kZ ZS' SCHOOL-HE CXADUArEB y 1 feTiJ' WlJ f,-m -me cissn if"rV X I M i--i tJS-' ume of cases now imposed on them. I still believe In tho people, and Many of the cases now passed up In the people ruling. I do, not oeiiove tnero is unybody born with u divine right to rule or can they acquire that right by greut weulth. Yours-very truly, WALT Kit M. PIEUCE. .VOTE The question as wo see it is whether pure democracy, which .Mr. l'leree, w. s, U'Hen and Mr. Jacksou'n, l'ortlajid Journal, has fas toned on." the state of OreKoii'shall permanently supplunt representa tive (republican) form of govern ment; and' "ahull this puro demo cracy continue to add Its tremend ous tax by popular vole? Plainly to our mind, tho people do not sac rifice their right to rule when they elect representatives to handle the country's business rather than bale tho entire mass of voters pass on routine matters and taxation mat ters ot tho polls. On questions o: lust Importance, such as (slavery, wars, etc., whero the people's at tention is centered on tlm que Hon they comprise a safe jury, but in routine business of a. aiate or nation the general public will not take time to study t lie question sub mltted and the Jingle of slogans, tho claptrap of the propaganda swuys them lu many instances These stntemcnla tuny not souuc good to our old friend, Mr. l'leree who has shed more tears for tin "down trodden people" than any othor man in Oregon, but In hi gizzard he knows that the time hat conui lo either be practical and stop this scntimentalism or face f bankrupt Mate.- Tho Editor. The Forum ! V..ii..-!.V;i?'!..i3rt'i5 Vm W.ll.THIt I'll'.IU T. KKI'I.IKS Edilor Observer: I read your editorial of Kebruuiy 27th with much interest. I have not lost my faith In the people. I still believe that they should rule. I beliuvo In direct loglHlntloli nvoii though property In terests liavo suffered Bovurely by rcuLson of laws paasod by tho peo ple. They have often been mislead by reason of the propaganda which has been so effectively used in this state.- . '. ; It is.truu. that tho American U'eo- plo rely upon the newspapers, al most' exclusively', in 'forming j their opinion on public questions. ; It soeins to mo that the papers of this state have not clearly explain ed, to tlie people tthtt effect of, the various measures that have been voted on by them.' The College mlllage would have been defeated by twenty thousand votes' in the Btate It the election could have taken jilacc Immediately alter; the Bpeclal session ' of the legislature submitting tho question. Out of four hundred papers in the stale, only three weeklies opposed Ibis measure. The people voted hy an iminensrt majority for the mlllage, proving coucluslve'iy the power of tho press in Oregon. How many papers In the state explained to their subscribers the effect of guaranteeing Interest . on irrigation bonds? The measure was supported by practically tho entire press of the state, carried by barely five thousand, and will probably out the, taxpayers of tin state a million dollars or more which must be rais. si hy direct taxation. If my memory serves me correct ly, yen were very Instrumental in securing tho vote of the people lu favor of the six million dollar road bond Issue, and it seems to nie that I cau seme liow remember u re mark haling been made that this tx million dollars would pave the roads, and the automobile license tax on gasoline had not yet been Ihought of. would limy all Interest ami liquidate the bonds at matur ity. We know now Unit in a few yens there will In a deHclt. even though licenses on cars hao been louhled, ami gasoline added, which deficit must be met by more tax ation on property. More than I'tfly-one million dol lars have been speul by the high way commission, and the roiids me lur from completed. We will soon have fovty million of state bonds for road work and the highway oiumlssiou asking for mote. No man In Hie Htale Hid more I nan the editor of the Ohsener to edu- ato tho public opinion lu favor of this timid legislation. llae yeu forgotten Itrure? Pon't bide Hie people now for lollowlug you; Uiey were your willing slaves and niHiiy a day they must labor lo pay lor their error, which ou 10. at loa-il partially, to blumv Ivr tner making". I think 'ii should khouldcr '..our p.irt f too bUin.i lor tho c'.i ...-. ol tlm Tropic, tt they mado any, ior i i .. i toilovrd ;t,4 I'M" ,iit I'll. In. e D.lu 0 l ? 41 il I. II t !"! ! I hit 1.0.S ANCiELKS, Feb. 2-1. Kditor phserrpi r- Since my last letter I have been- ut the San llicrnardino Oran;:c .how. It was one of the irrandeil affairs we have been to-. since we ar rived in California. . The display ol oranges' und the manner in which they con he worked into exhibits was in teresting-. . ' C. C, Welch hasleft for home.' ' Krom 'the orange show we went t' Uivcrsiile and visited some of the missions. The collection of antiques displayed in the old missions is one of the largest I have ever. seen. A gas well that has been burninR for more than a week, shootinir a hundred .feel in the nir,'is one of the intercstin;: sights seen in the last few days. . UNCLE SAM HHOOKS. THE QFICE CAT- mm mmm mmmmf ;W1 r-'' rTv'.T-i , SAD lleneath this stouo lies Mat-Murray, Who ulways drove In a helluvu hurry; Once too oft he turned on upeed That's why this record now you read. "Oh, my." she exclaimed impa tiently, "Wo'll be suro to miss the first act. We've been waiting a good many minutes for that moth er of mine." "Hours, I should say," ho re plied. "Ours," she cried joyfully. "Oh, Jack, what u neat way to proposi Admiral Kuo, of Japan, who was attending the conference at Wash ington, says American short skirts are shocking. Somebody should tell the jidmlrul that lie was sent to this country to discuss arms, not' legs. 11 , jiir 11 s i ... ' Wm Socles" ' Wksm Ave Sold At ' M This Store I WMmm Exclusively vck . ummMb I Baw two girls walking down the street, They wore galoshes on their feet. The day was cold and their heads were bare, But that's the style, so what did they care. A. O. How Hie Cat Ksrnped Judge: The Jink's had bought a new rug, u liriglit, brilliant green. Mr. and lrs. Henry riiiim lo call and were voluble in their praise of it. The next morning little John Henry, 6 years old, appeared lit the Jink's Trout door and asked to see the new rug. liather bewildered, but nevertheless fluttered, that so small a boy shoukl desire to admire her new possession, Mr3. Jinks led hi minto the" front room. John thrust his hands into his pockets, gravely walked about thu room and critically surveyed the green covering. 1 ' "Huh." ho finally grunted, "it don't mako me sick!" Vuil-l .More Tid-Ults, London; A school hoy was very quick at moutat arith metic, but on nue nc.'usion he fail id to volunte.-.T an anawer to what '.he schoolmistress Ihought was u very simple problem. "Come," she. said, "Two and A, half per runt i .on. $i00 for six months. I row iiiucb' Is that.' Can't you work out -that HIUo num?"x j : "I could,.' misH," S'iM the boy. "but 2 '..j per cent' don't intcreit me." . . ... ; i i . Every normal, married man feels i little bit BoVry. for the poor spin i'ters who can't get n man like him. - Modem version: Marry in haste i nil repeat at leisure. . Our euv sir splendid. 'Vr ill Him neeu gre.a il ew Apparel As Fresh As Spring Itself Mi:w COATS Jwing ofaprtiiK eo:it has been F'Sj)oni(f to our early offerliiKS and wi have spared no ex pense in making this flt show ins one of the heft. "Wo invite you iero now to view the new niodclH for sprint? especially tlioso v.ho have thus far remainel away. Whether you are ponsidfrins buyiiiR o.rj not we welcome you now for the express pirpose of seeing. Coat raiiB from 12. 5U up to $68.50. 15MAUTI FL'L SILK DifKSSKS With new fahrit-s, cliarmliiff. colorful de siKna and modes up to the minute, wo see on every hand a broader field for distinction ill dresses for spring than ever. "PoKpy I'alKo" frocks arfl exclusive with this store. Their style is a standard for oth erstheir materials, their tailored appearance and their distinction in style are without com parison. They're on display here. Comu In and son them. Our dresses are priced from ?I0.5u to $70, - Ladies! Remember Our Men's Store ' ' "When Shopping for Jiiiii "II. House of Quality." it has often been culled where men or women may buy with the utmost assurance of value for every dollar. Oir men's store selles Hart Sch arfner & Max clothing, Kdwiu Clapp shoc.i. Stetson Hats. Interwoven Sox, Hates Street shirts, Van Hueseu collari, and all other such standards of merchandise. Vomen, feel free to call at any time. ELGIN ASKS I inr that :)0,C00 be set aside from fed-1 ferrcd the matter to the forest service oral forest road funds to provide fori for an expression of its views. improvement of the. national forest portion of the highway between Jos eph and Freewater. Eltfiri will improve the highway' t o the forest on the one side and Free water and Walla Walla will take fare of the expense on the other side, it i WASHINGTON, Har. 1. Senator McXnry has received a communion- j unsafe condition, but one of high com- j Ices for parties you can have theifl , Gone to the Dogs. ,: HeadUne -Uenniis '.:n ;rnss jin, Birk.", We shnuld nillwr expuct theti( to moo or whinny. P.nsion Tran.jrriiitS If you want, somethinir snecinl siaieu. ino roau is saia 10 oe .m nntandy or Punches of Ice Creams 0V THE PNEUMONIA MONTH, March is u typical pneumonin month aid usually fcives a hinh rate of mor tality for tlnV disease. After a Ion,: jind hard wintA the system loses much of its reMstarW ,in,I people prow careless. Wheiftevery cold, no mat ter how slight, V KVl 1 prompt an;! intelligent attention thi o is much les danger of pneumViia. It should b1.' borne in mind thlt p eumoniu is a germ disease and bVed in the throat. C'hamberlnin's ('ou.k ometly is an expectorant and cleninit the germ Imlen mm tii and not only cuies a cold but prevents its resulting in pneu monia. It is pli'nsant to take. Chil dren take it willingly. adv. tion from E. G. iBailey,. secretary ol mcrcial and scenic value if properly j made to your order and as you may uip r.igin in lun ot r.ttrin, ure.. ivsk- i improven. senator ,ic.Nnry nas re- wish at I he 1'alare 3-1 -2t ; 4-1 :. ' Dowii that. l,i iot. Down that. Low Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph: It was a very seedy restaurant and the ill but bankrupt broker was o.it ing the cheapest meal possible. Presently he looked up and saw that tho "waiter was nn old friend and former li:-;ht of Wall street. 'HJood heavens, Charlie!" she cried. "Have you come dowu to this?" t'harles dreW himself up. I wait here, Hill." liW replied coldly; 'l don't lunch In TYI Typewriter t' Newlin Li '2-23-tf. WltlTEi:. rale and for rent. Slationery Co. Irpale and Slatio flWIi' JWUwwW i-Tf' i 7 tHF-Tf Mtpy lwi .wp I It 14 ,11 1 m-J. Tha man who" hai character and Viaintains a good deposit in a reliable bank hat many ad vantage' Wo ar prepared to help our depositors at ully at tafe banking method vili permit. BuiU up your .JusincM ttaod . tag by banking with ut. LA 'OUANDE' NATIOS4AL4fiASM .tA'CrlANgOrrI. I l --"T 'I Q KEJIIfxYr' ,3VSTr: L O M Il ,Lj lii . 13 L 'H" "'Civ W0m ..ns IRON Mallfahlf iiin l'iiutrcs arc su- tj , tjr i- v ui-iiiii t c si r irn in i.i U'S 1 il. til vm tlicy aiy inilircakalilc, all joints arc riveted, iin.l no jmt ty is liccdctl to keep tht.ul tii;lit. Our in-icc 'iiaivh Mtillcalilc liiin-rfs is so lnw yn can aHt'orJ to buy no otlior. -TeXSUM till Manarch No. 3524 V ' CASH PSICB J87.50-Tercu. i MOXAKC1I rsKUS 'AliE 'ALWAYS SATlSl'ICll Bonnie iiciiii 4&v i t 4 o - ' . T'. - o e . V.. 2. J..,.., -H't-" 6.o I